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February 23, 2007
Bonnaroo Bound?
Even though I've yet to attend what I've heard is the nicest festival in the country — the Live Oak, FL setting that is home to MagnoliaFest and a springtime event as well — I've decided to leapfrog that life event and go ahead and ask my buddy to order me a Bonnaroo ticket. If you think the fact that the reunited Police are headlining had anything to do with my decision to alter my annual habit of not attending Bonnaroo, you're probably right.
That said, I have been a more or less casual fan of Tool since the Undertow days, and I will be very happy to witness their mastery on stage as well ("from a good safe distance," one might say, since my "moshing" days are squarely behind me, thanks in no small part to a chronic inflamed liver).
And you know, the lineup isn't yet complete. Surprises could be on the way. I don't have time to check, but does anyone have Van Halen's tour schedule handy, to rule out a chance that Diamond Dave and the three VH boys might show?
The Decemberists are grabbing my attention these days, too, and not just from the "shred-off" on the Colbert Report. (Needless aside: Peter Frampton's rig on that show reminded me of the Saturday afternoon Kenny and I went to a local music store and checked out a whole slew of top-end Les Pauls, all played through a massive stack at very comfortable but window-jarring volumes.)
Old Crow, Hot Tuna, Ralph Stanley (this one's for you, Dad), and Tortoise also figure heavliy in my tentative plans. And Ween.
I mean, hey. "The Lej" will be out of session (I assume); the wife will be on summer break (again, I assume); I don't have any current plans as far as playing at Riverbend (another assumption); I have never been to Bonnaroo; and surely they need one more blogging nerd to show up and wander through fields of crazy humans. And the ----------ing Police are playing.
As some say, "Developing...."
Guitar Blogging | By joe lance | 12:56 PM